So Kill for Love has been my favorite record of 2012 so far, and with a new Glass Candy album and the After Dark 2 label compilation album both on the horizon, I imagine there will probably be plenty of additional discussion about Johnny Jewel projects as the year unfolds.

Also, Ian Cohen conducted an excellent interview with Johnny in Pitchfork today. One interesting detail here is Johnny's claim that he was under pressure from promoters to leak Chromatics material as a way of leveraging festival bookings (" I'm not gonna say names, but bookers of big festivals that are 'all about the arts.'"). Not sure if this makes a Coachella appearance any less likely next year . . . I know they played FYF last year.

someone on this board (prob you mirror noir) tipped me off to this tune from last year and it is incredible.

hollywood seven (disconnect dilemma extended edit)

actually that was me.... Which brings up the question; Why hasn't Mike Simonetti been mentioned once in this thread....?

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Coachella 07 (the introduction), 08 (the bands), 09 (the documentary), 10 (the people i came with), 11 (the relationship test... we passed), 12 (whatever the weather, Dirty Epic forever), 13 (the year of the troll)

ooohh.... I downloaded a bunch of those, have to go back and see if that was one of them.

Coachella 07 (the introduction), 08 (the bands), 09 (the documentary), 10 (the people i came with), 11 (the relationship test... we passed), 12 (whatever the weather, Dirty Epic forever), 13 (the year of the troll)

I've finally gotten around to the mixtape of unreleased and alternate tracks from the Kill for Love sessions that Johnny put up on Soundcloud earlier this month. If Kill for Love (like most great Chromatics work) is the sound of the after party or the drive home, this is the sound of still being too hopped up to fall asleep but too tired to do anything else once you get home.

the kill for love album is brilliant. i didn't like it too much at first (maybe cause i was tipped off by gvsb) but it has def grown on me. i like the pace that the album moves at and the different instruments used. the vocals and lyrics are sweeeeet!

that autum mix and after dark stuff is pretty fresh too. i initially thought the name was pretty unoriginal, but after listening to their music, i've changed my opinion.

JOHNNY FINISHED AFTER DARK IN DECEMBER...BUT HE DECIDED TO BURY THE TAPES FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND NOT LET ANYONE HEAR IT TO GIVE HIMSELF SOME "PRODUCER'S DISTANCE" BEFORE THE RELEASE. WE ARE AS ANXIOUS TO HEAR IT AS YOU. ACCORDING TO HIS ANSWERING MACHINE, HE'S IN MEXICO RIGHT NOW UNPLUGGED ON AN ISLAND. HE'S NOT RETURNING OUR CALLS, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT HE & NAT WALKER JUST SPENT 5 WEEKS IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS SCORING A TV SERIES...A PILOT...AND A FILM. ART FIRST... BUSINESS SECOND. AFTER DARK 2 IN EARLY APRIL SUPPOSEDLY, AND BODY WORK LATE SUMMER / EARLY FALL...FARAH LP, NEW SYMMETRY... SOME TOUR DATES INFO COMING SOON AS WELL AS A BUNCH OF NEW VINYL IN THE WORKS FOR THE NEW YEAR, INCLUDING THE EXTENDED "CHERRY" / "I WANT YOUR LOVE" 12", GLASS CANDY "THE POSSESSED" 12", "RUNNING FROM THE SUN" LP , "BEATBOX" REMASTER LP, "AFTER DARK 1" REMASTER 3XLP , DESIRE 12" & MORE....

New Mirage single, and After Dark 2 is apparently, finally going to be out on Friday.

"Let's Kiss" was written the same week as "Under Your Spell" in November 2008. After a bizarre & beautiful twist of fate, I walked into a remote bar in Montreal where I met the love of my life. The next morning... Ida & I had to leave. We flew to France for a handful of sweaty club shows. On the train out of Paris, I realized my whole world had been permanently turned upside down. The rain was crashing against the windows... & I decided I wanted to make a record that felt like that moment frozen in time... "For Ever Ever". That's when After Dark 2 was born. The last five years have been a blur of art & parties. This record represents the people we've connected with along the way...in Moscow, in Mexico, in Barcelona, in London, in Portland, in Montreal, in Melbourne, in Houston, in Berlin, in Beijing, in Los Angeles, in Dublin, in Athens... I am so excited to finally be sharing it with you. In 20 minutes, Ida & I get on a plane to Warsaw for our first tour overseas with Chromatics. Even though she is on crutches thanks to a brutal Roller Derby pile up on Sunday... we can't wait to see all of you again... it's been way too long. After Dark 2 is out this Friday.

I can't wait to see Chromatics live again. I thought their stuff would be so sleepy live... but they are insanely groovy. Had me dancing the entire time; they are all great at their instruments as well.